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Mare Internum: An Exalted Quest

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You know, for most folks it'd be fairly concerning to be barely keeping it together while about to fight a burning cloud monster, but Vesper will be well-served by her extensive experience doing things while deeply fucked up.
 
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    • Omicron said:
    [X] Think about other people.
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    Other people are more important than you. You are doing this for them.

    You can do more for them than you can for yourself.

    Thinking about that gives you some focus. You should give the thought shape, while you can.

    Who should you think about?

    [ ] Logris
    [ ] Fincher
    [ ] Mei
    [ ] Orison
    [ ] Toothsome
    [ ] Rooster
    [ ] Brindle
    [ ] Feathers
    [ ] Cinnamon
    [ ] Usamir
    [ ] Izumherat
    [ ] Bowery
    [ ] The Reflection

    One per voter. The first three votes will be counted.
     
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    • [x] The Reflection

    Just to make things a bit more bwah?!?, and therefore in character :V
     
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    • SkrmnMrgsm said:
    [X]Rooster
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    You think about Rooster.

    Nothing. A dull wall of rubbery non-thought rebuffs you. You feel your face slacken.

    Hey everyone, opinions on Rooster?

    CRAFT: Rooster is excellent.

    Yeah, but why?

    CRAFT: He likes things and makes good things.

    NAVIGATE: Rooster is on the north end of camp.

    Okay, thanks. Anyone else?

    ATHLETICS: He said you kicked him in the face.

    Huh, I guess he did say that.

    ATHLETICS: That must have been an amazing jump!

    Oh yeah?

    PHYSIQUE: Because he's BIG.

    Right, he is big, isn't he?

    PHYSIQUE: I like his BIGNESS.

    Okay, so he's big and he likes making things. What else have we got?

    STEALTH: It's difficult to hide him.

    Because he's big, yeah, but what else?

    AWARENESS: He smells of charcoal.

    Because he was working in a forge, I get it.

    SAGACITY: Rooster is bad at languages.

    Does anyone have anything useful?

    EMBASSY: He's really bad at keeping secrets, so he's probably not lying to you.

    Right, now we're getting somewhere.

    PRESENCE: He is good at giving hugs.

    That is also true.

    INTEGRITY: Deep down, he is very sad.

    What?

    INTEGRITY: Everyone knows some version of the story. A child goes to war, and they lose something of themselves. It happens all over Creation.

    Maybe we could make things better.

    WAR: Well, first, there's a monster to kill. You can think about other stuff later.

    Alright, what else are we thinking about?

    Kaboomatic said:
    [X] Mei
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    How do we feel about Mei?

    PRESENCE: Mei is terrifying and she hates you. At least the hate seems to have downgraded from murder-hate to disdain-hate since last night.

    Why do you think that is?

    AWARENESS: Maybe she got some new information.

    PRESENCE: Or maybe someone talked to her.

    STEALTH: Maybe someone is blackmailing her to be nice.

    PRESENCE: That doesn't seem very likely.

    Do I think I can take her in a fight?

    PRESENCE: No.

    PHYSIQUE: No.

    ATHLETICS: No.

    NAVIGATE: Mei is travelling towards the north end of camp.

    Well, alright then. What else have we got?

    WAR: This camp is a disaster zone. It's a miracle she's holding anyone together. That she thinks she continue with her original objectives after losing most of the fleet and the enemy being vastly overstrength is testiment to her confidence in her abilities.

    SAGACITY: Given her string of historic accomplishments and the regard she seems to be held in, I think her dislike of you is probably out of character.

    CRAFT: I like her eyepatch.

    What?

    CRAFT: What? I like stuff, not people.

    EMBASSY: She's concealing a lot from you, but I don't know why.

    INTEGRITY: It's because it hurts her to talk to you. I think she's very sad.

    Her too?

    INTEGRITY: Yes.

    Why is she sad? Everyone seems to like her. Or respect her, at least.

    INTEGRITY: Maybe you should think about it.

    THOUGHT UNLOCKED: The Shadowless Fire

    Thor's Twin said:
    [X] Fincher
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    The haze is starting to lift. The world is beginning to resolve in the light of other people. You can get it together, maybe, for a little while, if it would make things better for them. One more.

    Okay, what do we think about Fincher?

    PHYSIQUE: She is extremely portable.

    NAVIGATE: Fincher is somewhere in the eastern edge of camp.

    CRAFT: She has a spyglass which is pretty nice, I suppose.

    Focus, please. Anything relevant?

    STEALTH: Fincher is sneaky. Reflexively duplicitous, needlessly evasive. She's my favorite.

    AWARENESS: She's got sharp senses. Maybe even sharper than yours, sometimes. She's useful to have around.

    WAR: She doesn't like being an officer, but she she'll be pretty good at it with a few years practice. Loyal, too. It would have been easy for her to go to ground when her talon got seperated from the field force, but she didn't.

    Alright. Could I take her in a fight?

    ATHLETICS: Probably! She's pretty fast, but you've got reach.

    That's good. My ego needed that.

    SAGACITY: Almost every factual thing Fincher has told you since you first met has been slightly wrong.

    Wait, what?

    SAGACITY: She is terrible. The worst. I despair.

    So she's been lying to me all this time?

    EMBASSY: I don't think so. I mean, she's definitely lied some times, but most of the time I think she's just wrong a lot.

    PRESENCE: I like her.

    That's it? You like her?

    PRESENCE: Yeah, I dunno.

    INTEGRITY: However, she is very sad.

    What, this again?

    INTEGRITY: It is always this. To be without a cause is to feel the dissolution of self. We can act like we are above it, for a time, but the absence will always be there. And if our cause abandons us, what then?

    This is about me, isn't it?

    INTEGRITY: I am here to tell you how people feel, and what they need. That includes you.

    Did I make them sad?

    INTEGRITY: I don't know. Maybe some of them.

    THOUGHT GAINED: The Rings of Saturn

    So what should I do?

    INTEGRITY: You should do cocaine with them as soon as possible.

    I'm starting to think you aren't a reliable objective source of information.

    NAVIGATE: We have reached the western pallisade area.

    You blink. You hadn't realized you were still walking, but the grey stakes of the pallisade wall waver into focus, along with an alarmed looking navy regular who you almost walked into. Around you, the navy auxilliaries work in teams to bring buckets of water to fire stations, presumably seawater from the other side of camp.

    A familiar voice calls out to you.

    USAMIR: "I say, magistrate, you look quite dreadful. Shall I call up a physician for you so you can sit out the battle? I dare say we have things in hand."

    The naval captain turned auxilliary officer looks more at ease now his superiors are not nearby. His bluish skin is flushed, and he regards you with a broad smile full of very even white teeth.

    [ ] Your face looks dreadful.
    [ ] (Give him the finger)
    [ ] No, I am here for the sad times.
    [ ] Are you sad?
    [ ] I have a sword.
    [ ] I broke my arm and forgot how.
    [ ] Does your physician have drugs?
     
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    • [X] Review Thought Cabinet

    To see what The Shadowless Fire and The Rings of Saturn are like.
     
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    • Parabola said:
    [X] Review Thought Cabinet
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    The Shadowless Fire
    The burning eye follows you everywhere. In the past, you have done some terrible wrong to Mei. You are more than an enemy, you are a betrayer. What was she to you? How did you know her? What did you build together, and how did you destroy it?
    Presence -1 (Palpable Fear)
    War +1 (A History of Conflict)
    8 hours.

    The Rings of Saturn
    The world is a desolation. Injustice is everywhere, nothing makes sense, and everyone you like is sad. Is it just you? Is it your perspective? Is it your fault? Figure it out, and decide what to do about it.
    Integrity -1 (The Guilt of Being)
    Stealth +1 (Fade Away)
    10 hours.

    You are currently thinking about Unbroken Rushes (Complete), Maker, Builder, Breaker (Complete), and The Opening Gate (Complete) and The Dweller in Chaos (6 hours). You can change your thoughts when you sleep.

    Broken25 said:
    [X] Does your physician have drugs?
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    "Does your physician have drugs?"

    USAMIR: "Yes, I should think so. Why, need a pick-me-up before battle? I just took a shot of moonflower seed, myself."

    INTEGRITY: See? He gets it.

    USAMIR: "Jade! Jade, get over here. The lady needs something for the pain."

    Jade is an elderly, bald man in a navy doctor's white-lapeled coat. He looks at you narrowly.

    JADE: "Your splint has been set in a rather amateurish way, lady. You should not fight in this condition. I recommend opium."

    AWARENESS: Opium will definitely not help you fight.

    "Do you have anything less debilitating?"

    JADE: "There's rum."

    USAMIR: "What about that wine stuff?"

    Jade sighs, making no effort to hide his exasperation.

    JADE: "Wine of coca is used for the treatment of weakening muscles, captain, not pain relief."

    CRAFT: Wine of coca is wine with cocaine in it.

    SAGACITY: Is is even more likely to cause heart attacks than regular cocaine, but I guess we're past worrying about that kind of thing.

    [ ] My muscles are feeling pretty weak, give me the wine of coca.
    [ ] I'm pretty thirsty, can I have some rum?
    [ ] Give me that opium, I hate my senses anyway.
    [ ] I don't know, have you got anything stronger?
     
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